Nicolas Blanchard has been summoned from the minors on an emergency basis.

He has nine points and a team-leading 124 penalty minutes in 61 games with AHL Charlotte this campaign. Blanchard will be making his NHL debut if he gets into the lineup for Thursday's match at Washington. Wed, Apr 10, 2013 01:40:00 PM

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed Nicolas Blanchard to a two-year, two-way contract extension.

Blanchard will make $525,000 annually in the NHL and $105,000 per season in the minors. However, he is guarantee to earn at least $125,000 per season. He had 21 points and 103 penalty minutes in 68 games with the AHL Charlotte Checkers last season. He will turn 25 on May 31 and has yet to make his NHL debut. Mon, May 21, 2012 03:58:00 PM

Nicolas Blanchard has signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Hurricanes.

Blanchard produced 14 goals, 22 points and 171 penalty minutes in 76 games with Carolina's AHL affiliate in Albany in 2009-10. He will make $500,000 at the NHL level and $60,000 in the minors in 2010-11, with a guarantee of at least $75,000. His salary in 2011-12 will garner him $525,000 at the NHL level and $65,000 in the AHL with an $80,000 guarantee. Blanchard was chosen in the sixth round, 192nd overall, by the Canes in 2005. Thu, Jul 8, 2010 07:16:00 AM

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Jordan Staal scored a goal in a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Staal has recorded a point in three of his last four contests. He has four goals and 15 points in 23 games this season. There's been speculation about him being reacquired by the Pittsburgh Penguins, but Hurricanes GM Ron Francis has denied those reports.

The Carolina Hurricanes have given Jay McClement a two-year extension worth $2.4 million.

McClement will get $1.3 million next season and $1.1 million in 2016-17. "Jay has played really well for us on the ice," GM Ron Francis said Sunday. "He’s been good on draws and a big part of our penalty killing. He's just the consummate pro and has been a real good guy for us in the locker room and good role model for our younger guys." McClement has six goals and 18 points this season after a two goal effort on Saturday.

Hurricanes center Andrej Nestrasil produced a goal and two assists in Carolina's 6-3 triumph over the Senators in Ottawa Monday night.

The Canes are now 10-5-3 in 2015. Nestrasil increased his goal total to four and his assist total to six. Nathan Gerbe had a goal and an assist for Carolina, his sixth and 14th, respectively. Jay McClement chipped in with the game-winning goal at 19:06 of the second period. It was his third of the season. Earlier, Jeff Skinner netted his 13th goal of the season. Power-play goals in the third period by Michal Jordan (first) and Chris Terry (seventh) sealed the win for the Canes.

Eric Staal had a hand in both of Carolina's goals in their 2-1 win over Toronto.

Staal's power play goal at the 13:55 mark of the first period opened the scoring. With the game tied at one late in the first period, Staal also helped set up brother Jordan's go-ahead goal. The 30-year-old is having a disappointing season offensively, but he doesn't have a strong supporting cast around him. Staal has 18 goals and 35 points in 52 games this season.

The Hurricanes have consistently been one of the Eastern Conference's worst teams this season, so the fact that they were able to blank the Capitals is a little surprising. Carolina scored a goal in each of the three periods on Friday. Skinner has now scored a goal in each of his last three games. The 22-year-old has 16 goals and 25 points in 55 games this season. He was named the second star of the game. Carolina has now won three of their last four contests.

The talented forward was selected fifth overall in the 2013 Draft and he is showing a lot of good signs at the tender age of 20. Lindholm has 24 points in 53 games and while that is not a lot, he is worth a good look at next season in fantasy pools.

Riley Nash and Chris Terry will be scratched on Thursday night against the Anaheim Ducks.

It's tough to see Nash continue to be scratched as he ranks fifth on the team in scoring with 20 points in 50 games, but he hasn't played since Feb. 3rd versus these same Ducks. Terry meanwhile has not produced, with just nine points in 35 games, neither can be recommended for your fantasy squad this season.

Alexander Semin scored one of the Carolina Hurricanes' goals in a 5-2 loss Monday night to the Blackhawks in Chicago.

Semin, having a disappointing season, posted his third goal of the season. He has played in 36 games. The Canes' other goal scorer was defenseman John-Michael Liles, his second of the season. It was Liles' first goal since Nov. 22, ending a 26-game drought. The Hurricanes lost for the first time in four games.

Patrick Dwyer will watch from the press box Monday night when the Hurricanes visit the Blackhawks.

Dwyer will sit out a second consecutive game Monday versus Chicago as the Hurricanes will keep the same lineup from Saturday’s 5-3 win over the Islanders. The veteran winger has just one assist over his last 10 games and four goals and 10 points in 53 games on the year.

Justin Faulk registered a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Philadelphia.

Faulk is enjoying a excellent breakout season with 11 goals and 27 assists for 38 points on the year, although that stat line is accompanied by a minus-16 rating. Jeff Skinner, Jordan Staal and Jay McClement also scored for Carolina in the victory while Alexander Semin handed out two helpers.

The good news is that Murphy won't require surgery to repair the damage. The Hurricanes have moved him to the injured reserve list, which isn't surprising given the timetable. He has a goal and seven points in 21 contests in 2014-15.

The Carolina Hurricanes killed off four penalties on Friday and did not allow a shot on goal.

Yes, we do know that the Hurricanes played the offensively-lacking Maple Leafs but this was still quite an accomplishment as Toronto is tied for sixth in the NHL in power play shots on goal. "We got better defensively as it went," defenseman Ron Hainsey said. "The first period we spent a little too much time in our zone. We would have liked to have possessed it more but they're playing a little more of defensive style and make it a lot harder to create. They're not trading chances as they were previously and it was more of a grinding, not-a-lot-of-room kind of game."

Jack Hillen played alongside Michal Jordan in his first game as a Carolina Hurricane.

Hillen was dealt earlier on Saturday from Washington and made it to the arena an hour before puck drop. He played 17:18 and had a couple of shots on goal. Hillen has no fantasy value in traditional pools as he has five points and 10 penalty minutes in 36 games this season.

Jordan was recalled after being sent down on Thursday and missing Friday's game against Toronto. He was a minus-two against the Devils and had a goal and two helpers in 19 NHL games this season with a minus-six rating.

"It's definitely an honor," Liles said. "To have played one game in this league would have been a pretty amazing thing. If you had told me at 10 or 12 years old that I would play one game, much less 700..."A lot of credit goes to my family for their support. It's been a lot of fun. Being an undersized kid from Indiana, to be able to have played this long and continue to play is an honor. I'll enjoy it for a minute and then it's back to work." Liles was a plus-one while playing 19:12. He has a goal and 12 points in 38 games and has no real fantasy value at this stage of his career.

Carolina goaltender Cam Ward had a rough night Monday in Chicago, where he was yanked after the first two periods of a 5-2 loss to the Blackhawks.

Ward allowed four goals on 18 shots before he was replaced by Anton Khudobin. Ward's goals-against average increased to 2.43. His save percentage is .911. His record is 17-20-4. Ward's poor night differed drastically form his previous five starts against the Blackhawks, when he was 3-0-2 with a 1.17 GAA with a .965 save percentage and two shutouts. Khudobin stopped seven of the eight shots he faced from the Hawks.

The loss ends Khudobin's four-game winless streak. He hadn't won a game since January 27th. The 28-year-old has mostly served as Cam Ward's backup this season. His record improves to 7-11-3 on the season and he has a 2.60 goals-against-average and a .906 save percentage in 2014-15. This was Khudobin's first shutout of the season. He has named the game's first star for his effort.